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Routine screening catches child abuse in ER

published Tue, Aug 28 2012 11:27 GMT
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Routinely screening all children seen in the ER for signs of maltreatment seems to have improved child abuse detection in the Netherlands, a new study finds. The progress suggests that such systematic screening helps catch more cases of child abuse, researchers report in the journal Pediatrics. But whether the findings could extend to other countries is unclear. And one emergency physician doubted the usefulness in U.S. hospitals. It's estimated that about one in 30 children in the Netherlands are victims of abuse. ...

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